MARTINO PUBLISHING
Schiefler-Smith
Schiefler, Gustav. Verzeichnis Des Graphischen Werks Edvard Munchs Bis 1906.
Hardbound. Octavo.German. vi, 148 p. fig.,Berlin, B. Cassirer, 1907.
Still one of the most important catalogues of prints by Munch. 247 prints are described through 1906. Millimeters, inscriptions and states described. Riggs, p. 580. Inventory # 1255
Schiefler, Gustav. Edvard Munch:
Das Graphische Werk, 1906-1926. $75.00
Octavo.
German. Book 175 p., [49] leaves of plates : ill. (1 col.) ; Berlin : Euphorion, 1927?
Still one of the most important catalogues of prints by Munch. Volume two of the full catalogue covering graphic works from 1906-1926. 272 new works described. Illustrated. Millimeters, inscriptions and states described. Riggs, p. 580.
Cloth Octavo. Circa
800 pages. Berlin: Veroffentlichungen
der Gesellschaft fur die Geschichte und Bibliographie des Brauwesens, 1928.
This is by far the most comprehensive bibliography on
the subject of brewing and beer. The
book is divided into parts. Part I covers
Latin brewing literature, part II German brewing literature, and part III the
brewing literature from the rest of the world, including England, Russia, Italy,
and most of the rest of Europe. In all, over 3,000 printed items are described,
making this the most comprehensive bibliography cited in Besterman [705]. This
work is quite rare. Besterman 705.
Schvarcz, Julius. THE FAILURE OF GEOLOGICAL ATTEMPTS MADE BY THE GREEKS FROM THE EARLIEST AGES DOWN TO THE EPOCH OF ALEXANDER. $55.00
Oversized Octavo. London : Trübner, 1868. Revised and enlarged edition. xx, 153 p.
The early Greeks were the first civilization to practice a form of Geography that was more than mere map making or cartography. Greek philosophers and scientist were interested in learning about spatial nature of human and physical features found on the Earth. One of the first Greek geographers was Herodotus (circa 484 - 425 BC). Herodotus wrote a number of volumes that described the Human and Physical Geography of the various regions of the Persian Empire. The ancient Greeks were also interested in the form, size, and geometry of the Earth. Aristotle (circa 384 - 322 BC) hypothesized and scientifically demonstrated that the Earth had a spherical shape. Evidence for this idea came from observations of lunar eclipses when the Earth casts its circular shadow on to the moon's surface. The Greek geographer Eratosthenes (circa 276 - 194 BC) was the first who accurately calculated the equatorial circumference of the Earth to be 40233 kilometers using simple geometric relationships. His intelligent but primitive method was unusually accurate. The equatorial circumference of the Earth using modern satellite technology provides a value of 40072 kilometers. The author has undertaken to collect and submit to a critical review all those treatises and passages in classical literature that make reference to geological observation. For some reason, this work is extremely rare, with only 11 institutional holdings on OLCL. Never before reprinted.
Schumpeter, Joseph Alois. Business Cycles;
A Theoretical, Historical, And Statistical Analysis Of The Capitalist Process $150.00
Oversized octavo. Two Volumes. diagrs. New York, London, McGraw-Hill Book Company, inc., 1939
Schumpeter is without doubt one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. Business Cycles [1939] is considered his great work. We reprint the first edition published in 1939 in two volumes.
In Business Cycles Schumpeter focuses powerfully on the historical role of technological innovation in accounting for the high degree of instability in capitalists societies.
He aims to analyze empirically the actual process of economic development using historical and statistical material based on the theoretical framework he developed in earlier writings.
He tried to integrate theory and history primarily by means of statistics. It is because he adopted the method of filling in the statistical contours with detailed industrial history that Business Cycles comprises two huge volumes.
A Classic work, not available in the original two volume format.
Schwab, Moïse. BIBLIOGRAPHIE DE LA PERSE. $50.
Cloth. Octavo. pp.152. Paris; Ernest Leroux, 1875.
The creation of a modern state of Persia begins
with the Safavids. This dynasty was successful in bringing the whole of the
Iranian plateau under unified control, and they made Iran a "national state" in the modern sense of the word. The height of Safavid glory was at the time
of the reign of Shah Abbas I (1571-1629), who encouraged contact and trade with
Europe and transformed his new capital, Isfahan, into one of the most magnificent
cities of Persia. The presence at the Safavid court of foreign envoys and the
growing number of merchants and travellers in Iran was later to have a great
influence on the arts and literature in Europe.
Nader Khan (1736-1747) put a final end to Safavid rule when he set himself on
the throne in 1736. Nader Shah then expelled Afghan, Turkish and Russion troops
from Iranian soil. He managed in the space of four years to conquer Afghanistan
and to capture New Delhi, Bukhara and Khiva, thus creating a greater kingdom
than that of Shah Abbas. He was however, considered to be a dictator and was
assassinated in 1747. His empire broke up after his death.
There followed half a century of civil war in Iran between the rival Zand and
Qajar factions. Finally in 1795 the Qajar leader Agha Muhammed Khan, emerged
victorious and established the new Qajar dynasty. He brought the whole country
under his authority and was crowned "Shah" (king) in Tehran in 1796.
Schwab's bibliography of Persia is one of the first on the subject. He describes
1332 printed books on the subject. Besterman 3170.
Schwerdt,
C.F.G.R. HUNTING/HAWKING/SHOOTING. ILLUSTRATED IN A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS,
PRINTS & DRAWINGS. $150.
8vo.
Four vols. in 2 (324, 359; 256; 260 pp.). London,
1928-1937. ISBN 1-888262-88-5 (Set).
Collecting
over a period of 30 years Carl Schwerdt put together the superb collection described
in Hunting/Hawking/Shooting. Each book is carefully described, with full
collations and annotations. It is particularly strong on falconry. In order
to make these volumes affordable, we have omitted all of the full page plates
present in the original edition. Besterman 5881.
Scott, John. CATALOGUE OF THE SCOTT COLLECTION
OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS AND DRAWINGS. $75.
Quarto.pp.192. London: Institution of Naval Architects,
1954.
John Scott collected an outstanding library of maritime
books. The library contains a representative selection of the works mostly from
Western Europe, showing the developments in science, general and marine engineering,
shipbuilding, naval architecture and naval history from the 16th century to
the late 19th century. This catalogue
has been arranged in chronological order, with an author and subject index.
Betty Cooper compiled the catalogue descriptions and the frequent annotations
on the life and work of each author. Included are works by Barlowe, Bourne,
Cortes, Pedro de Medina, Nunez, Witsen, Bassie, Hoste and hundreds of other
authors. In all 831 important works are described. Besterman 4181. Published
by arrangement with RINA.
Seebass,
Adolf. ALTE
KINDERBUCHER UND JUGENDSCHRIFTEN. CHILDREN’S BOOKS. $95.
Cloth,
8vo. Two Vols in one. vii. 240pp + 424pp. 159 illustrations.
This
important reference work was first published as a catalogue of Books for Sale
by Erasmus Haus of Basel. The first part was published in 1954 and describes
2,112 children’s books. The second part was published in 1983 and includes an
additional 2,262 books. The first volume includes 77 illustrations, the second
82 illustrations.
Sellers, John R. et. Al. MAPS AND CHARTS OF NORTH AMERICA
AND THE WEST INDIES 1750-1789. $75.
Cloth, Oversized Octavo. vi. 495 pages. Washington,
D.C.: Library of Congress, 1981.
This work is described as an “...important cartobibliography
of more than 2000 maps, including almost 600 original manuscripts, drawings
of North America from the years 1750-1789.” Geographical Bibliography for
American Libraries, #79. David Cobb describes the work as “ the most important
comprehensive list of maps of America during this important historical period.”
Imago Mundi, vol. 35, page 127. This catalogue is a guide to the collections
of maps in the Library of Congress. The Catalogue is no longer available from
the GPO.
Sharpe,
Richard Bowdler. AN ANALYTICAL INDEX TO THE WORKS OF JOHN GOULD, F.R.S. $90.
4to.
xlvii, 375pp. Cloth. Illustrated. London 1893.
Reprint 1994.ISBN 1-888262-65-6.
This
index provides the exact location in Gould’s printed books for 17,000 references
to illustrations contained in over 300 books. It is essential for tracking the
precise work from which a particular Gould plate may have been extracted. Never
before available in reprint.
Short Title Catalog. SHORT TITLE CATALOG OF BOOKS PRINTED IN ITALY AND OF BOOKS IN ITALIAN PRINTED ABROAD 1501-1600 Held in Selected North American Libraries. $275.00
Cloth. Oversized Octavo. Three volumes. x, 679pp; 662pp; 613pp. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1970
"This Short-Title Catalog was compiled to provide students and scholars
with a reference work of books Printed in Italy and Italian books printed abroad
during the sixteenth century [1501-1600]… It was decided that this catalog
should follow the general format of the British Museum Short-Title Catalogue
of Italian Books, 1465-1600. Each contributing library checked its holdings
of Italian 16th century books against the BM-STC… Like the BM-STC, this
book is an author catalog, with a publisher and printer index." From the
preface.
Contributing libraries include the Library of Congress, the Folger Library,
Brown University, Duke University, The New York Public Library and the University
of Pennsylvania, along with many other institutions.
This very hard to find three volume-set simply does not trade. We have not been
able to find a copy for sale despite several years of searching. We presume
that most copies went into institutional libraries and remain there.
There are approximately 12,000 books cited, making this one of the most comprehensive
catalogs on the subject.
Siebert,
Frank. THE
FRANK T. SIEBERT LIBRARY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN AND THE AMERICAN FRONTIER.
$125.
Cloth,
Quarto. Parts I & II. Two Volumes. Profusely Illustration, with many color
illustrations. Sotheby’s New York, 1999.
Two
parts auction catalogue of this important sale of Rare Books on the American
Indian. Dr. Siebert’s library of the North American Indian is probably the last
great collection of Americana to chronicle and follow the frontier across our
continent. Rarity after rarity in remarkable
condition, numbering about fifteen hundred books, pamphlets, broadsides, maps,
manuscripts, prints, photographs, and newspapers, some famously elusive or the
nicest copies in existence, crammed into a nondescript cottage in the middle
of Maine, leaving little room for living, this collection was known to rare
book librarians and dealers, and noted by bibliographers, but never seen by
other bookmen until Dr. Siebert’s death last year at the age of eighty-five.
Simon,
Andre I. BIBLIOTHECA VINARIA. $60.
Cloth,
Octavo. pp.viii.340. London: Grant Richards, LTD. 1913.
This
important bibliography covers books on Viticulture, winemaking, distillation,
drinking customs, and all matters pertaining to the wine and spirit trades.
In all over 6500 items are described, making this the most exhaustive bibliography
listed in Besterman. There are useful notes and annotations, especially the
earlier printed volumes. Simon is one of the most famous of bibliographers in
the field of gastronomy, and his Biblioteca Vinaria is one of the most
important works in the subfield of books relating to wine and spirits. We are
reprinting the first edition printed by Grant Richards LTD in a small edition
of only 180 copies. Besterman 6548.
Skeel, Emily Ellsworth Ford. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS
OF NOAH WEBSTER. $75.
Hardbound. Cloth, Octavo. xxxix, 657.New York: New
York Public Library 1958.
Webster [1758-1843] was perhaps the best-known U.S.
lexicographer known for his American Spelling Book (1783) and his American
Dictionary of the English Language (1828).
Webster was instrumental in giving American English a dignity and vitality
of its own. Both his speller and dictionary
reflected his principle that spelling, grammar and usage should be based upon
the living, spoken language rather than on artificial rules. His Spelling Book
sold as many as 100.000.000 copies or more. The first edition of An American
Dictionary of the English Language was published in two volumes in 1828.
It sold out in little more than a year. The American edition comprised
2,500 copies, the British 3,000. Skeel's bibliography is the only work on Webster
listed in Besterman. In all 1500 works are meticulously described.
All editions of all of his works are described, including full title, pagination,
and locations. There is also valuable
information about the number of copies of each edition printed.
Though once reprinted by the NYPU in 1971, this book is very hard to
find on the antiquarian market. Besterman 6514.
Smart, Charles E. The Makers Of Surveying Instruments In America Since 1700. $85.
Oversized octavo. Two volumes bound in one. Color frontispience. Illustrated. Book 2 v. (xxvi, 282 p.) illus. Troy, N.Y., Regal Art Press: 1962-1967
This is a useful and illustrated guide to the makers of scientific instruments in America since 1700. It is organized alphabetically and includes instrument makers and manufacturers that Smart could locate.
The biographical information is culled from local press clippings, advertisements, notices and manuscript records. For the instrument makers Smart provides date of birth/death, places the artisan worked and references to the person in any printed or manuscript sources from the era. Hundreds of biographies are included. The artisan's work is also illustrated by representative pieces. The original edition was published in two parts, the first in 1962 and the second in 1967. This edition is republished in one volume. A scarce book.
Octavo. Hardcover xvi, 471, [1] p., [6] leaves of plates, 5 folding. (some col.), ports.
Dr. Smith was moved to undertake his journey in Somaliland, he tells us in his first chapter, because he had an Anglo-Saxon love of sport and adventure, and seven years' medical training had taught him never to lose a chance of doing scientific work.
Dr. Smith started from Berbera in July, I894, and marched in a southwesterly direction to a little beyond Ginea, where he was stopped by the Abyssinians. He turned to the east and southeast, then westward to Lake Rudolf, and thence south to Lamu, the end of his fifteen months' wanderings. His most interesting find was the tribe of pygmies, the Dume, in the region north of Lake Stefanie. The tribe numbers about a thousand, who raise sheep and goats and cultivate a little land. They hunt with poisoned arrows, though the area of their hunting ground has been diminished by the encroachments of their neighbors. Dr. Smith took no measurement of the Dume, for fear of alarming the little people, and this may be regarded as a lost opportunity.
The maps, which give altitudes in feet and astronomical determinations of latitude and longitude from the author's observations, deserve special mention, and the illustrations are nearly all good.
Smith,
David Eugene. RARA ARITHMETICA: A CATALOGUE OF THE ARITHMETICS WRITTEN BEFORE THE YEAR
MDCI WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THOSE IN THE LIBRARY OF GEORGE ARTHUR PLIMPTON OF
NEW YORK. $60.
Cloth,
8vo. xvi, 508pp. Boston: Ginn & Co, 1908. ISBN 1-57898-019-4.
This
important collection, represented here by its catalogue of over 250 rare arithmetic
books, was presented to Columbia University in 1936.
Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits:Being A Descriptive Catalogue Of These Engravings From The Introduction Of The Art To The Early Part Of The Present Century ... $275.00
Oversized octavo. Four parts bound in two volumes. London, Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Circa 2000 pages.
'Mezzotint' is a printing process of the intaglio family, in which the surface of a metal plate is roughened evenly; the image is then brought out by smoothing the surface, creating the image by working from dark to light.
The mezzotint technique, invented in Germany in the 1640s, found its apogee in 18th-century England as the ideal medium for reproducing oil paintings. The method is tonal rather than linear: the forms and highlights are pulled out of an overall dark background by scraping or burnishing in the highlights. Whereas a few painters, notably Thomas Frye, became gifted mezzotinters, the most skilful practitioners like John Raphael Smith, Valentine Green and Richard Earlom were professional engravers who made brilliant interpretive plates after England's best-known artists including Reynolds, Gainsborough, Zoffany, Stubbs and Joseph Wright of Derby.
The proper appreciation of mezzotints depends crucially on two absolute prerequisites: the quality of the impression and the condition of the paper. Such is the nature of the technique that a mezzotint plate can only give a small number of impressions before the burr on the plate gets worn down by the pressure of printing, so that what should print black and velvety comes out looking flat and grey. Despite its date, still a standard reference work for mezzotints. Very scarce.
Smith, Clara A. Narratives Of Captivity Among The Indians Of North America A List Of Books And Manuscripts On This Subject In The Edward E. Ayer Collection Of The Newberry Library. $45
Hardbound. Two volumes bound in one. Oversized octavo. Book x, 120 p. Chicago, Ill. : The Newberry Library, 1912&49 p. Chicago: The Newberry Library, 1928. Two parts in one volume.
The first volume was published in 1912, and the supplement in 1928. This is a detailed bibliography of editions of works containing narratives of the experiences of captives taken by various Indian tribes of North America. The first volume comprises over three hundred titles of individual editions. The first supplement adds another 143 items. The organization is alphabetical by author [where author is known]. Full collations are provided, as are notes and annotations. Still the definitive bibliography on the subject. Besterman 352.
Cloth. Oversized Octavo. v, [1] p., 1 l., 288 p. Chicago, [Leipzig, The
Open court Pub. Co. Printed by W. Drugulin], 1914
In Japanese the word wasan exists, it is used to refer to Japanese mathematics.
Wassan is meant to stand in opposition to western mathematics, yosan. When Buddhism
entered Japan from China, around the eighth century, historians infer that Chinese
texts on arithmetic, algebra and geometry were taken as the basis for the further
development of Japanese mathematics. The earliest of these texts is thought
to be the Chou-pei Suan-ching, which contains an example and proof of the Pythagorean
theorem. This part of the text dates back to at least the sixth century BC.
A further more influential text is thought to date back to the third century
BC, the Chiu-chang Suanshu contains methods for finding the areas of triangles
circles quadrilaterals and other figures.
If historians have dated this text correctly, it is the earliest known mention
of negative numbers and an early statement of the quadratic equation (some sources
suggest that the Egyptians studied them as early as 2000BC).
Instead of taking root, however, this learning was largely ignored in Japan
as the country entered a dark age. It is not until the start of the seventeenth
century that definite historical records exist of Japanese mathematicians. The
first of these is Kambei Mori who was instrumental in developing arithmetical
calculations on the soroban (Japanese abacus). However the most influential
of all Japanese mathematicians emerged some years later during the genroku period.
Kowa Seki (1642 - 1718) was, by popular accounts, Japan's Newton or Leibnitz.
However this reputation is hard to substantiate given that much of his work
has been lost, although it is certain that he left a large number of students
who were influential in Japanese mathematics' further development. Seki's achievements
include a powerful theory of determinants which predates Liebniz's by more than
a decade, the development of methods for solving high degree equations and perhaps
most importantly the development of the enri, or circle principle, which represents
a crude form of integral calculus. During Seki's lifetime a form of differential
calculus was also developed but the origin of this method is not known. This
early history by Smith and Mikami is still useful, and has been out of print
for some time.